Millbrook Resort named a ‘Stellar Stay’ by HotelsCombined

Millbrook Resort named a ‘Stellar Stay’
in Australia and New Zealand by leading travel website
HotelsCombined

The world’s leading hotel price
comparison website, HotelsCombined, has named Queenstown’s
Millbrook Resort one of the best properties in Australia and
New Zealand in its second annual ‘Stellar Stays’
awards.

The award judges singled out just 13 outstanding
properties across Australia and New Zealand based on a
stringent set of criteria specifically around the large
number of exceptional guest reviews received across many
travel sites.

The winning properties’ environmental,
sustainable tourism and community initiatives were also a
key aspect and each property had to have won at least three
major other awards in the last 12 months to be
considered.

HotelsCombined global PR and content manager
Alycia Simons said the strict award criteria “ensures the
calibre of the winning properties remains very
high”.

“Responsible tourism is very important to
HotelsCombined and the ‘Stellar Stays’ Awards aim to
encourage and highlight the benefits of sustainable tourism
practices,” said Ms Simons.

“Each of the awarded
hotels has contributed significantly to the local community
or environment in some way. This may be through the
implementation of international best practice standards and
procedures or via an ongoing commitment to community
programs and initiatives.”

The reviews on HotelsCombined
are aggregated from over 38 million reviews from multiple
travel and review sites with a potential maximum score of
10. All winners rated 9.0 or higher and had a minimum of 250
customer reviews on the HotelsCombined site.

The award
adds to the five star resort’s already impressive trophy
cabinet and continues a formidable run of positive feedback,
guest reviews and fantastic coverage as co-host of the New
Zealand Golf Open for the first time earlier this
year.

Within the last 12 months alone Millbrook Resort has
been voted the Best Golf Resort in Australasia at the World
Travel Awards for the third year running, Best Luxury
Wellness Spa for Australasia & Oceania in the World Luxury
Hotel Awards 2013, and No 1 Hotel in New Zealand Trip
Advisor Travellers' Choice Awards in 2013 and
2014.

Millbrook Resort head of operations Brian Howie said
the latest award was unique as it centred on multiple
factors that contribute to the success of a world-class
hotel.

“This accolade is based not only on the
incredible guest reviews we’ve received across multiple
websites and our previous award wins, but it also recognises
the importance of operating a five-star resort in an
environmentally-responsible manner while also maintaining
world-class standards,” he said.

“Sustainability and
protecting our environment for future generations is of the
utmost importance to us and we’ve undergone some
noticeable alterations in our processes to ensure we not
only meet but exceed our commitments to the
environment.”

“As a five- star Qualmark and Enviro
Gold rated property we endeavour to ensure our guests enjoy
a world-class experience while also doing our bit for the
environment.”

One area of interest is Millbrook
Resort’s pioneering use of EM Technology (EM™) to help
reduce waste across the resort.

“We’re leading the way
in this area, ensuring the resort is as
environmentally-friendly as it can be. With over 500 acres
to tend to, including established grounds and wetlands which
are home to an abundance of wildlife, our task isn’t
small.”

EM™ (Effective Microorganisms) is a natural
and probiotic technology developed 28 years ago that is made
up of beneficial and highly efficient organisms, which are
not harmful, non-pathogenic, and not genetically modified or
chemically synthesized.

“The win adds to our already
impressive array of awards, accolades and consistently good
guest feedback we receive daily. It’s an encouraging nod
to the hard work of the team who go above and beyond to
ensure guests who visit Millbrook leave feeling relaxed and
truly wowed by our stunning environment.”

“Our
world-class standards are unrivalled and awards such as this
reflect that.”

About Millbrook
ResortMillbrook is one of the world’s most
celebrated hotels and resorts and was voted the Best Golf
Resort in Australasia at the World Travel Awards in 2010,
2011 and 2012 and the Best Resort in New Zealand for 2011
and 2012 and 2013. It also won the title of Best Luxury
Wellness Spa Australasia and Oceania in 2013.

Millbrook
Resort received the Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Award
for Top Hotel in New Zealand in 2013 and 2014 and also
received the #15 Top Hotel in South Pacific, #22 for romance
hotels in New Zealand, and #23 for luxury hotels in New
Zealand in the 2014 awards.

Set in a natural, alpine
amphitheatre against a backdrop of snow-capped mountain
ranges on the outskirts of world-renowned tourism
destination Queenstown, Millbrook was formerly a wheat farm
with a 150-year history.

Many of the resort’s heritage
features remain today including the original Millhouse,
rustic buildings and a majestic avenue of trees, over 150
years old.

Millbrook, which celebrated its 20th Birthday
last year, is a multi award-winning resort that features
various levels of five-star accommodation, world class
dining, the Spa at Millbrook (ranked among the Top Ten in
the World by Conde Naste), a fully-equipped health and
fitness centre, a championship 27-hole golf course, covered
driving range, swimming pool, outdoor spa pools, tennis
courts and kilometres of biking and walking trails.

Nearby
you can enjoy the gold rush era village of Arrowtown with
its many restaurants, cafes, museum and boutique shops.
Queenstown is a year-round paradise with attractions
including world-class wineries, five ski areas, great
nightlife, multiple golf courses and award-winning
restaurants and bars.

Millbrook Resort will once again
play co-host to the 2015 NZ Open golf tournament, along with
The Hills Golf Course in Arrowtown, from March 12 to 15
2015.

About EM™EM™ is a natural and
probiotic technology developed 28 years ago in Japan by
Dr.Teruo Higa, who is the author of the famous book series
“An EARTH Saving Revolution”.

EM™ means “Effective
Microorganisms™” and it is made up of beneficial and
highly efficient organisms. These microorganisms are not
harmful, non-pathogenic, not genetically modified, nor
chemically synthesized.

Originally, it was developed as
alternative for chemical fertilizers and pesticides,
however, the use of EM technology™ in the last two
decades, has expanded from agriculture to effluent and waste
water treatments, control of foul odours, farms and animal
health, human health and innumerable industrial
treatments.

At present, EM™ is used in more than 120
countries and there are over 54 manufacturers in the world.
More than 30 research centres, across various countries,
create and analyse new alternatives daily to increase and
expand the range of this technology.

About
HotelsCombinedHotelsCombined is the world’s
leading hotel price comparison site, allowing travellers to
find the best prices from all the best travel sites in one
search. More than 300 million people every year use
HotelsCombined.com to find the best prices for 800,000
properties in 120,000 destinations
worldwide.

HotelsCombined is available in over 40
languages and delivers prices in 120 currencies. Established
in Australia in 2005, HotelsCombined is Australian-owned and
employs more than 200 people. www.hotelscombined.com

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